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- catalog abstract """I heard one [presidential] candidate say that what this country needed was a president for the '90s," Ronald Reagan once said. "I was set to run again. I thought he said a president in his 90s." Abraham Lincoln, in one instance, was able to put a serious injury in a humorous light; in response to a young woman's question about where a soldier was wounded, Lincoln replied, "Ma'am, the bullet that wounded him would not have wounded you." Presidents often bring a sense of humor to the White House with them, allowing the American public to catch a glimpse of their not-so-serious sides." "This book examines how five of the nation's funniest chief executives - Abraham Lincoln, Calvin Coolidge, Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, and Ronald Reagan - have used wit and humor to their advantage during their terms as president, and how their management of the Executive Branch was thereby enhanced. As a bonus, the effective use of humor by several unsuccessful presidential candidates is surveyed."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12090934.
- catalog coverage "United States Politics and government Anecdotes.".
- catalog coverage "United States Politics and government Humor.".
- catalog created "2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2001.".
- catalog description """I heard one [presidential] candidate say that what this country needed was a president for the '90s," Ronald Reagan once said. "I was set to run again. I thought he said a president in his 90s." Abraham Lincoln, in one instance, was able to put a serious injury in a humorous light; in response to a young woman's question about where a soldier was wounded, Lincoln replied, "Ma'am, the bullet that wounded him would not have wounded you." Presidents often bring a sense of humor to the White House with them, allowing the American public to catch a glimpse of their not-so-serious sides."".
- catalog description ""This book examines how five of the nation's funniest chief executives - Abraham Lincoln, Calvin Coolidge, Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, and Ronald Reagan - have used wit and humor to their advantage during their terms as president, and how their management of the Executive Branch was thereby enhanced. As a bonus, the effective use of humor by several unsuccessful presidential candidates is surveyed."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Abraham Lincoln -- Calvin Coolidge -- Franklin D Roosevelt -- John F. Kennedy -- Ronald Reagan -- Presidential candidates -- The last laugh: concluding thoughts on humor.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog extent "vii, 208 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Humor in the White House.".
- catalog identifier "0786409495 (softcover : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Humor in the White House.".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland,".
- catalog relation "Humor in the White House.".
- catalog spatial "United States Politics and government Anecdotes.".
- catalog spatial "United States Politics and government Humor.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "973/.099 21".
- catalog subject "American wit and humor.".
- catalog subject "E176.1 .S615 2001".
- catalog subject "Presidents United States Biography.".
- catalog subject "Presidents United States History Anecdotes.".
- catalog subject "Presidents United States Humor.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Abraham Lincoln -- Calvin Coolidge -- Franklin D Roosevelt -- John F. Kennedy -- Ronald Reagan -- Presidential candidates -- The last laugh: concluding thoughts on humor.".
- catalog title "Humor in the White House : the wit of five American presidents / by Arthur A. Sloane.".
- catalog type "Anecdotes. fast".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "Humor. fast".
- catalog type "text".